Chapter 16 I'm Really Not Thinking of You
Lu Xi couldn’t think of it either.
When a dozen beauties were all refreshed by Jing Xiaoqiang, they hurried out to show themselves with a fresh and excited mood.
She first handed the wet towel that she had prepared long ago to Jing Xiaoqiang, and then she squatted down to help Jing Xiaoqiang put away all the cosmetics.
It is said that Jing Xiaoqiang has reached the realm of simplifying things. Others have seven or eight makeup brushes, various powder puffs, cosmetic cotton pads and the like, but he only has one brush, and most of the other tools are made with the fingertips and palms.
But there was also a large pile of various facial paints, and Lu Xi's well-organized half-squatting posture was very stable.
The slender and powerful legs are still very attractive even when folded.
Her careful look with her head down, especially paired with her black T-shirt and jeans today, shows that she is very virtuous and hardworking.
Jing Xiaoqiang, who had just touched the faces of more than ten beauties, was not proud at all. Seeing her like this, he chuckled: "Isn't your holiday precious? You are wearing such simple clothes today, don't you look like you are out for fun?"
As expected, Lu Xi was led on the road by the old man with ill intentions: "They said... You may think that girls who dress too revealingly and casually are not good. In fact, I borrowed that skirt from Amin. I usually dance at work and rarely come to the city, but when I saw you that day, I felt that it was destined."
As she spoke, she quickly packed the last few things into her bag and took out two plastic bags from it: "I put the receipts for the cosmetics in the bag. I bought this bag and these two clothes for you in HK. I hope you like them."
Standing up and facing Jing Xiaoqiang bravely was indeed very beautiful.
Her facial contours are soft and smooth, and the brow bone and nose bone, commonly known as the T-zone, are three-dimensional, and her wide double eyelids make her look more feminine.
Jing Xiaoqiang tilted his head with satisfaction to look at the side profile. The angles and curvatures of the jawline and T-zone line were just right, making people want to slide on the bridge of the girl's nose.
This nose bridge line is rare in most domestic girls. It is matched with a slightly upturned chin and nose tip, as well as slightly raised cheekbones, which makes her look noble and delicate.
Jing Xiaoqiang particularly strengthened the outlines of these lines.
It gives Lu Xi's face an exotic feel of classical beauty.
The makeup artist was very satisfied with her work. She took the bag and said, "Beauty should be displayed according to your mood and acceptance level as much as possible. Of course, safety should also be emphasized. If you are too beautiful, others may not be able to control themselves. But I won't. I... am only eighteen years old. I may go to college this year and need to earn tuition fees..."
Recalling that he was only eighteen years old, Jing Xiaoqiang prepared to play the student card.
Lu Xi actually said immediately: “I have a salary to support you!”
How come there's excitement in your eyes when you say this?
Is it exciting to support a little boy?
Jing Xiaoqiang smiled and patted the long-legged stewardess' arm. "Well, I make a decent living singing, and I won't spend money on women. I don't have time for a relationship and I won't think about getting married in the next ten years. I want to experience this kind of free and enjoyable life."
After that, he took the stylish army green denim bag and said, "It's better to calculate the money. How much is the clothes and bag in total? Thank you for helping me choose in HK."
Lu Xi stared at the boy without blinking. She was confident in her appearance and might be a little frustrated: "Is this what you mean by enriching your life?"
Jing Xiaoqiang nodded: "We can live a rich life and experience more new and different things, but our daily life should be simple. It is difficult for me to care about other people's feelings. It is so easy to be alone. It would be too boring to find someone to make me uncomfortable. I will go sing first, and I will make up for it later if I am not satisfied."
After saying that, he took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and put it on the stool, then turned around and went to the dance hall.
He recognized that this seemingly simple army green canvas denim bag should have some designer feel and was not cheap.
Twenty-one-year-old Lu Xi stood there for a few seconds, and after hearing a faint cheer coming from the crack in the door, the melody changed.
She reached out to pick up the banknotes and pushed the door open a little. There was just a crack through which she could clearly hear the singing and see the figure, so she hid herself behind the door.
Jing Xiaoqiang came out and whispered to the keyboard player: "Are there any breakup love songs that are popular in Mandarin..."
The keyboard player didn't see the long-legged girl, but thought that this guy was hanging out with a group of beauties who had just come out and pissed the girl off.
He sighed and quickly turned to the music sheet: "Be careful... How about Alan Tam's "Between Half Asleep and Half Awake"?"
Jing Xiaoqiang only vaguely remembered that this was a popular song when he was in college in Pingjing, and thought it shouldn't be a big problem to hum along, so he took the music sheet and stood in front.
Dance fans knew it was a new song as soon as they saw it, so of course they cheered excitedly.
Even when the melody sounded, it was the well-known golden song of the principal, and people still felt excited. Many people took advantage of the prelude and rushed to find the dozen or so beautiful ladies to invite them.
This night should be recorded in the entire history of Shanghai Ballroom.
Suddenly, there appeared a dozen or so beautiful girls with makeup that instantly surpassed the other ordinary girls, and the atmosphere in the whole dance hall became much more elegant.
Those lecherous men who followed here from Wenfeng Ballroom would not dare to act rashly.
Of course, according to legend, even the railway guys didn’t get away with it, so there’s no need for others to embarrass themselves.
So looking at the young men on the stage with sullen faces, who seemed to be more muscular than before, they struggled for something but did not start a fight.
As soon as Jing Xiaoqiang opened his mouth, everyone was surprised!
When it comes to a familiar melody, the safest way to sing it is to hum it with the steadiest voice possible, rather than trying to do anything fancy.
Therefore, Jing Xiaoqiang's slightly hoarse singing style suddenly formed a huge difference from Principal Tan's original gorgeous and sharp singing style.
Principal Tan is a natural born talent who can sing over a wide range with a relatively delicate voice without losing width and loudness.
But Jing Xiaoqiang now feels a refreshing sense of vicissitudes.
It's like singing this song with the melancholy voice of the prodigal Wang Jie, which instantly turns the originally bright and high-pitched song into a penetrating mature helplessness.
Only adults understand the emotional helplessness of watching something being lost.
In fact, when Principal Tan sang this song that year, the focus was on the Cantonese version of "Half Asleep, Half Awake" whose lyrics were also about hazy love and sweet nothings, which was absolutely suitable for his voice. But at that time, he was rather casual in putting together the Mandarin version, and it didn't quite fit after the lyrics were adjusted.
In short, even the manager of the dance hall, who was standing at the door, had his eyes lit up!
Perhaps in twenty years or so, many people in China will be familiar with this feeling.
The vicissitudes of folk songs that are naturally filled with the aura of a prodigal son are now interpreted by Jing Xiaoqiang.
He also felt the freshness of singing karaoke. He felt comfortable when the tune started. When he sang "Meeting across time and space...", some beautiful figures from the past could even appear in his mind...
That would be more genuine.
For advanced singers, being able to sing with such emotion that even they themselves will be intoxicated and have a very refreshing emotional resonance.
Jing Xiaoqiang soon forgot that he had originally wanted to sing a song to tease the long-legged stewardess, but the song became: "Loving you, it's like a dream or reality, but in the blink of an eye, the dream has changed and we are no longer connected. Between half asleep and half awake, we forgot that there is tomorrow..."
He sang with great enthusiasm.
I underestimated the destructive power of this golden song.
Lu Xi leaned against the door, stunned.
Just have love, then don’t think about tomorrow.
All the girls in the venue stood there with emotion, looking at the big boy who was looking down at the music score and singing with great concentration.
The beauties seemed to be able to recall the feeling of his hand gently brushing against their faces not long ago...
It was as if I was feeling depressed along with him.
The infectious power of expressing sorrow in new words is the easiest to touch people's emotions.
Otherwise, why are so many folk singers so good at picking up girls?
No one was dancing anymore; everyone was watching and listening quietly, opening their minds and letting the emotion resonate in their chests.
Intoxicated, obsessed...
But she certainly wouldn't be like Lu Xi, who believed that the song was sung for herself.
When Jing Xiaoqiang finished singing, the accompaniment was still echoing. He lowered his head and wished well to Ava, Miranda, Katherine, Machina, Heidi, Lucia, Miriam, Nona, Eliza... and so on in his mind. Oh, there seemed to be Edna, Joyna, Connie...
He was racking his brains to compile a list of ex-girlfriends and calming down when he heard footsteps beside him. He woke up and turned around, just when Lu Xi walked up to him, held his face with both hands, and kissed him hard...
